Class D3D11Device

The device interface represents a virtual adapter; it is used to create resources.

Inheritance

object

D3D11Device

Implements

IDisposable

ID3D11Releasable

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: JeremyAnsel.DirectX.D3D11

Assembly: JeremyAnsel.DirectX.D3D11.dll

Syntax

public sealed class D3D11Device : IDisposable, ID3D11Releasable

Properties

CreationOptions

Gets the options used during the call to create the device.

Declaration

public D3D11CreateDeviceOptions CreationOptions { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
D3D11CreateDeviceOptions

FeatureLevel

Gets the feature level of the hardware device.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureLevel FeatureLevel { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureLevel

Handle

Gets an handle representing the D3D11 object interface.

Declaration

public object Handle { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
object

Methods

CheckCounter(D3D11CounterDesc, out D3D11CounterDataType, out uint)

Get the type, name, units of measure, and a description of an existing counter.

Declaration

public bool CheckCounter(D3D11CounterDesc desc, out D3D11CounterDataType type, out uint activeCounters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11CounterDesc	desc	A counter description.
D3D11CounterDataType	type	The data type of a counter.
uint	activeCounters	The number of hardware counters that are needed for this counter type to be created. All instances of the same counter type use the same hardware counters.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	A boolean value.

CheckCounter(D3D11CounterDesc, out D3D11CounterDataType, out uint, out string, out string, out string)

Get the type, name, units of measure, and a description of an existing counter.

Declaration

public bool CheckCounter(D3D11CounterDesc desc, out D3D11CounterDataType type, out uint activeCounters, out string name, out string units, out string description)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11CounterDesc	desc	A counter description.
D3D11CounterDataType	type	The data type of a counter.
uint	activeCounters	The number of hardware counters that are needed for this counter type to be created. All instances of the same counter type use the same hardware counters.
string	name	String to be filled with a brief name for the counter.
string	units	Name of the units a counter measures.
string	description	A description of the counter.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	A boolean value.

CheckCounterInfo()

Get a counter's information.

Declaration

public D3D11CounterInfo CheckCounterInfo()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11CounterInfo	A counter information.

CheckFeatureSupport(D3D11Feature)

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public object CheckFeatureSupport(D3D11Feature feature)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Feature	feature	Describes which feature to query for support.

Returns

Type	Description
object	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportArchitectureInfo()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataArchitectureInfo CheckFeatureSupportArchitectureInfo()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataArchitectureInfo	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportD3D10XHardwareOptions()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataD3D10XHardwareOptions CheckFeatureSupportD3D10XHardwareOptions()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataD3D10XHardwareOptions	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportD3D11Options()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataD3D11Options CheckFeatureSupportD3D11Options()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataD3D11Options	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportD3D11Options1()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataD3D11Options1 CheckFeatureSupportD3D11Options1()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataD3D11Options1	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportD3D9Options()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataD3D9Options CheckFeatureSupportD3D9Options()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataD3D9Options	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportD3D9Options1()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataD3D9Options1 CheckFeatureSupportD3D9Options1()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataD3D9Options1	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportD3D9ShadowSupport()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataD3D9ShadowSupport CheckFeatureSupportD3D9ShadowSupport()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataD3D9ShadowSupport	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportD3D9SimpleInstancingSupport()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataD3D9SimpleInstancingSupport CheckFeatureSupportD3D9SimpleInstancingSupport()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataD3D9SimpleInstancingSupport	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportDoubles()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataDoubles CheckFeatureSupportDoubles()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataDoubles	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportFormatSupport()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataFormatSupport CheckFeatureSupportFormatSupport()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataFormatSupport	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportFormatSupport2()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataFormatSupport2 CheckFeatureSupportFormatSupport2()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataFormatSupport2	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportMarkerSupport()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataMarkerSupport CheckFeatureSupportMarkerSupport()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataMarkerSupport	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportShaderMinPrecisionSupport()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataShaderMinPrecisionSupport CheckFeatureSupportShaderMinPrecisionSupport()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataShaderMinPrecisionSupport	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFeatureSupportThreading()

Gets information about the features that are supported by the current graphics driver.

Declaration

public D3D11FeatureDataThreading CheckFeatureSupportThreading()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11FeatureDataThreading	A structure filled with data that describes the feature support.

CheckFormatSupport(DxgiFormat, out D3D11FormatSupport)

Get the support of a given format on the installed video device.

Declaration

public bool CheckFormatSupport(DxgiFormat format, out D3D11FormatSupport formatSupport)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
DxgiFormat	format	A format for which to check for support.
D3D11FormatSupport	formatSupport	Describes how the specified format is supported on the installed device.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	A boolean value.

CheckMultisampleQualityLevels(DxgiFormat, uint, out uint)

Get the number of quality levels available during multisampling.

Declaration

public bool CheckMultisampleQualityLevels(DxgiFormat format, uint sampleCount, out uint numQualityLevels)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
DxgiFormat	format	The texture format.
uint	sampleCount	The number of samples during multisampling.
uint	numQualityLevels	The number of quality levels supported by the adapter.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	A boolean value.

CreateBlendState(D3D11BlendDesc)

Create a blend-state object that encapsules blend state for the output-merger stage.

Declaration

public D3D11BlendState CreateBlendState(D3D11BlendDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11BlendDesc	desc	A blend-state description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11BlendState	The created blend-state object.

CreateBuffer(D3D11BufferDesc)

Creates a buffer (vertex buffer, index buffer, or shader constant buffer).

Declaration

public D3D11Buffer CreateBuffer(D3D11BufferDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11BufferDesc	desc	Describes the buffer.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Buffer	The buffer object created.

CreateBuffer(D3D11BufferDesc, D3D11SubResourceData)

Creates a buffer (vertex buffer, index buffer, or shader constant buffer).

Declaration

public D3D11Buffer CreateBuffer(D3D11BufferDesc desc, D3D11SubResourceData data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11BufferDesc	desc	Describes the buffer.
D3D11SubResourceData	data	Describes the initialization data.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Buffer	The buffer object created.

CreateBuffer<T>(D3D11BufferDesc, T, uint, uint)

Creates a buffer (vertex buffer, index buffer, or shader constant buffer).

Declaration

public D3D11Buffer CreateBuffer<T>(D3D11BufferDesc desc, T data, uint sysMemPitch, uint sysMemSlicePitch) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11BufferDesc	desc	Describes the buffer.
T	data	Describes the initialization data.
uint	sysMemPitch	The distance (in bytes) from the beginning of one line of a texture to the next line.
uint	sysMemSlicePitch	The distance (in bytes) from the beginning of one depth level to the next.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Buffer	The buffer object created.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A struct.

CreateBuffer<T>(D3D11BufferDesc, T[], uint, uint)

Creates a buffer (vertex buffer, index buffer, or shader constant buffer).

Declaration

public D3D11Buffer CreateBuffer<T>(D3D11BufferDesc desc, T[] data, uint sysMemPitch, uint sysMemSlicePitch) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11BufferDesc	desc	Describes the buffer.
T[]	data	Describes the initialization data.
uint	sysMemPitch	The distance (in bytes) from the beginning of one line of a texture to the next line.
uint	sysMemSlicePitch	The distance (in bytes) from the beginning of one depth level to the next.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Buffer	The buffer object created.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	A array of struct.

CreateClassLinkage()

Creates class linkage libraries to enable dynamic shader linkage.

Declaration

public D3D11ClassLinkage CreateClassLinkage()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11ClassLinkage	The created class linkage.

CreateComputeShader(byte[], D3D11ClassLinkage)

Create a compute shader.

Declaration

public D3D11ComputeShader CreateComputeShader(byte[] shaderBytecode, D3D11ClassLinkage classLinkage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	shaderBytecode	The compiled shader.
D3D11ClassLinkage	classLinkage	A class linkage interface.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11ComputeShader	The created compute shader.

CreateCounter(D3D11CounterDesc)

Create a counter object for measuring GPU performance.

Declaration

public D3D11Counter CreateCounter(D3D11CounterDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11CounterDesc	desc	A counter description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Counter	The created counter.

CreateDeferredContext()

Creates a deferred context, which can record command lists.

Declaration

public D3D11DeviceContext CreateDeferredContext()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11DeviceContext	The created deferred context.

CreateDepthStencilState(D3D11DepthStencilDesc)

Create a depth-stencil state object that encapsulates depth-stencil test information for the output-merger stage.

Declaration

public D3D11DepthStencilState CreateDepthStencilState(D3D11DepthStencilDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11DepthStencilDesc	desc	A depth-stencil state description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11DepthStencilState	The created depth-stencil state object.

CreateDepthStencilView(D3D11Resource, D3D11DepthStencilViewDesc?)

Create a depth-stencil view for accessing resource data.

Declaration

public D3D11DepthStencilView CreateDepthStencilView(D3D11Resource resource, D3D11DepthStencilViewDesc? desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Resource	resource	The resource that will serve as the depth-stencil surface.
D3D11DepthStencilViewDesc?	desc	A depth-stencil-view description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11DepthStencilView	The created depth-stencil view.

CreateDevice(object, D3D11DriverType, D3D11CreateDeviceOptions, D3D11FeatureLevel[], out D3D11Device, out D3D11FeatureLevel, out D3D11DeviceContext)

Creates a device that represents the display adapter.

Declaration

public static void CreateDevice(object adapter, D3D11DriverType driverType, D3D11CreateDeviceOptions options, D3D11FeatureLevel[] featureLevels, out D3D11Device device, out D3D11FeatureLevel featureLevel, out D3D11DeviceContext immediateContext)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	adapter	A pointer to the video adapter to use when creating a device.
D3D11DriverType	driverType	The driver type to create.
D3D11CreateDeviceOptions	options	The runtime layers to enable.
D3D11FeatureLevel[]	featureLevels	Determine the order of feature levels to attempt to create.
D3D11Device	device	The created device.
D3D11FeatureLevel	featureLevel	If successful, returns the first feature level from the featureLevels array which succeeded.
D3D11DeviceContext	immediateContext	The device context.

CreateDeviceAndSwapChain(object, D3D11DriverType, D3D11CreateDeviceOptions, D3D11FeatureLevel[], DxgiSwapChainDesc, out object, out D3D11Device, out D3D11FeatureLevel, out D3D11DeviceContext)

Creates a device that represents the display adapter and a swap chain used for rendering.

Declaration

[Obsolete("Use CreateDevice instead.")]
public static void CreateDeviceAndSwapChain(object adapter, D3D11DriverType driverType, D3D11CreateDeviceOptions options, D3D11FeatureLevel[] featureLevels, DxgiSwapChainDesc swapChainDesc, out object swapChain, out D3D11Device device, out D3D11FeatureLevel featureLevel, out D3D11DeviceContext immediateContext)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	adapter	The video adapter to use when creating a device.
D3D11DriverType	driverType	The driver type to create.
D3D11CreateDeviceOptions	options	The runtime layers to enable.
D3D11FeatureLevel[]	featureLevels	Determine the order of feature levels to attempt to create.
DxgiSwapChainDesc	swapChainDesc	A swap chain description that contains initialization parameters for the swap chain.
object	swapChain	The swap chain used for rendering.
D3D11Device	device	The created device.
D3D11FeatureLevel	featureLevel	If successful, returns the first feature level from the featureLevels array which succeeded.
D3D11DeviceContext	immediateContext	The device context.

CreateDomainShader(byte[], D3D11ClassLinkage)

Create a domain shader.

Declaration

public D3D11DomainShader CreateDomainShader(byte[] shaderBytecode, D3D11ClassLinkage classLinkage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	shaderBytecode	The compiled shader.
D3D11ClassLinkage	classLinkage	A class linkage interface.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11DomainShader	The created domain shader.

CreateGeometryShader(byte[], D3D11ClassLinkage)

Create a geometry shader.

Declaration

public D3D11GeometryShader CreateGeometryShader(byte[] shaderBytecode, D3D11ClassLinkage classLinkage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	shaderBytecode	The compiled shader.
D3D11ClassLinkage	classLinkage	A class linkage interface.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11GeometryShader	The created geometry shader.

CreateGeometryShaderWithStreamOutput(byte[], D3D11StreamOutputDeclarationEntry[], uint[], uint, D3D11ClassLinkage)

Creates a geometry shader that can write to streaming output buffers.

Declaration

public D3D11GeometryShader CreateGeometryShaderWithStreamOutput(byte[] shaderBytecode, D3D11StreamOutputDeclarationEntry[] streamOutputDeclaration, uint[] bufferStrides, uint rasterizedStream, D3D11ClassLinkage classLinkage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	shaderBytecode	The compiled geometry shader for a standard geometry shader plus stream output.
D3D11StreamOutputDeclarationEntry[]	streamOutputDeclaration	A D3D11StreamOutputDeclarationEntry array.
uint[]	bufferStrides	An array of buffer strides; each stride is the size of an element for that buffer.
uint	rasterizedStream	The index number of the stream to be sent to the rasterizer stage.
D3D11ClassLinkage	classLinkage	A class linkage interface.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11GeometryShader	The created geometry shader.

CreateHullShader(byte[], D3D11ClassLinkage)

Create a hull shader.

Declaration

public D3D11HullShader CreateHullShader(byte[] shaderBytecode, D3D11ClassLinkage classLinkage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	shaderBytecode	The compiled shader.
D3D11ClassLinkage	classLinkage	A class linkage interface.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11HullShader	The created hull shader.

CreateInputLayout(D3D11InputElementDesc[], byte[])

Create an input-layout object to describe the input-buffer data for the input-assembler stage.

Declaration

public D3D11InputLayout CreateInputLayout(D3D11InputElementDesc[] elementDescs, byte[] shaderBytecodeWithInputSignature)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11InputElementDesc[]	elementDescs	An array of the input-assembler stage input data types; each type is described by an element description.
byte[]	shaderBytecodeWithInputSignature	The compiled shader. The compiled shader code contains a input signature which is validated against the array of elements.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11InputLayout	The created input-layout object.

CreatePixelShader(byte[], D3D11ClassLinkage)

Create a pixel shader.

Declaration

public D3D11PixelShader CreatePixelShader(byte[] shaderBytecode, D3D11ClassLinkage classLinkage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	shaderBytecode	The compiled shader.
D3D11ClassLinkage	classLinkage	A class linkage interface.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11PixelShader	The created pixel shader.

CreatePredicate(D3D11QueryDesc)

Creates a predicate.

Declaration

public D3D11Predicate CreatePredicate(D3D11QueryDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11QueryDesc	desc	A query description for a predicate.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Predicate	The created predicate.

CreateQuery(D3D11QueryDesc)

Creates an object for querying information from the GPU.

Declaration

public D3D11Query CreateQuery(D3D11QueryDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11QueryDesc	desc	A query description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Query	The created query.

CreateRasterizerState(D3D11RasterizerDesc)

Create a rasterizer state object that tells the rasterizer stage how to behave.

Declaration

public D3D11RasterizerState CreateRasterizerState(D3D11RasterizerDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11RasterizerDesc	desc	A rasterizer state description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11RasterizerState	The created rasterizer state object.

CreateRenderTargetView(D3D11Resource, D3D11RenderTargetViewDesc?)

Creates a render-target view for accessing resource data.

Declaration

public D3D11RenderTargetView CreateRenderTargetView(D3D11Resource resource, D3D11RenderTargetViewDesc? desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Resource	resource	A render target resource.
D3D11RenderTargetViewDesc?	desc	A render-target view description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11RenderTargetView	The created render target view.

CreateSamplerState(D3D11SamplerDesc)

Create a sampler-state object that encapsulates sampling information for a texture.

Declaration

public D3D11SamplerState CreateSamplerState(D3D11SamplerDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11SamplerDesc	desc	A sampler state description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11SamplerState	The created sampler-state object.

CreateShaderResourceView(D3D11Resource, D3D11ShaderResourceViewDesc?)

Create a shader resource view for accessing data in a resource.

Declaration

public D3D11ShaderResourceView CreateShaderResourceView(D3D11Resource resource, D3D11ShaderResourceViewDesc? desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Resource	resource	The resource that will serve as input to a shader.
D3D11ShaderResourceViewDesc?	desc	A shader resource view description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11ShaderResourceView	The created shader resource view.

CreateTexture1D(D3D11Texture1DDesc)

Creates an array of 1D textures.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture1D CreateTexture1D(D3D11Texture1DDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Texture1DDesc	desc	Describes a 1D texture resource.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture1D	The created texture.

CreateTexture1D(D3D11Texture1DDesc, D3D11SubResourceData[])

Creates an array of 1D textures.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture1D CreateTexture1D(D3D11Texture1DDesc desc, D3D11SubResourceData[] data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Texture1DDesc	desc	Describes a 1D texture resource.
D3D11SubResourceData[]	data	Describe subresources for the 1D texture resource.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture1D	The created texture.

CreateTexture2D(D3D11Texture2DDesc)

Create an array of 2D textures.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture2D CreateTexture2D(D3D11Texture2DDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Texture2DDesc	desc	Describes a 2D texture resource.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture2D	The created texture.

CreateTexture2D(D3D11Texture2DDesc, D3D11SubResourceData[])

Create an array of 2D textures.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture2D CreateTexture2D(D3D11Texture2DDesc desc, D3D11SubResourceData[] data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Texture2DDesc	desc	Describes a 2D texture resource.
D3D11SubResourceData[]	data	Describe subresources for the 2D texture resource.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture2D	The created texture.

CreateTexture3D(D3D11Texture3DDesc)

Create a single 3D texture.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture3D CreateTexture3D(D3D11Texture3DDesc desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Texture3DDesc	desc	Describes a 3D texture resource.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture3D	The created texture.

CreateTexture3D(D3D11Texture3DDesc, D3D11SubResourceData[])

Create a single 3D texture.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture3D CreateTexture3D(D3D11Texture3DDesc desc, D3D11SubResourceData[] data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Texture3DDesc	desc	Describes a 3D texture resource.
D3D11SubResourceData[]	data	Describe subresources for the 3D texture resource.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture3D	The created texture.

CreateUnorderedAccessView(D3D11Resource, D3D11UnorderedAccessViewDesc?)

Creates a view for accessing an unordered access resource.

Declaration

public D3D11UnorderedAccessView CreateUnorderedAccessView(D3D11Resource resource, D3D11UnorderedAccessViewDesc? desc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Resource	resource	A resources that will serve as an input to a shader.
D3D11UnorderedAccessViewDesc?	desc	A shader resource view description.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11UnorderedAccessView	The created unordered-access view.

CreateVertexShader(byte[], D3D11ClassLinkage)

Create a vertex shader object from a compiled shader.

Declaration

public D3D11VertexShader CreateVertexShader(byte[] shaderBytecode, D3D11ClassLinkage classLinkage)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	shaderBytecode	The compiled shader.
D3D11ClassLinkage	classLinkage	A class linkage interface.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11VertexShader	The created vertex shader.

Dispose()

Immediately releases the unmanaged resources used by the D3D11Device object.

Declaration

public void Dispose()

GetDebugName()

Gets a unique name to objects in order to assist the developer during debugging.

Declaration

public string GetDebugName()

Returns

Type	Description
string	The friendly name.

GetDeviceRemovedReason()

Get the reason why the device was removed.

Declaration

public Exception GetDeviceRemovedReason()

Returns

Type	Description
Exception	The removed reason exception.

GetImmediateContext()

Gets an immediate context, which can play back command lists.

Declaration

public D3D11DeviceContext GetImmediateContext()

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11DeviceContext	An immediate context.

GetPrivateDataText(Guid)

Gets an application-defined data from the object that is associated with a GUID.

Declaration

public string GetPrivateDataText(Guid name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Guid	name	A GUID identifying the data.

Returns

Type	Description
string	The object's text.

OpenSharedBuffer(nint)

Give a device access to a shared resource created on a different device.

Declaration

public D3D11Buffer OpenSharedBuffer(nint resourceHandle)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
nint	resourceHandle	A resource handle.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Buffer	A pointer to the resource we are gaining access to.

OpenSharedResource(nint, Guid)

Give a device access to a shared resource created on a different device.

Declaration

public object OpenSharedResource(nint resourceHandle, Guid returnedInterface)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
nint	resourceHandle	A resource handle.
Guid	returnedInterface	The globally unique identifier (GUID) for the resource interface.

Returns

Type	Description
object	A pointer to the resource we are gaining access to.

OpenSharedTexture1D(nint)

Give a device access to a shared resource created on a different device.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture1D OpenSharedTexture1D(nint resourceHandle)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
nint	resourceHandle	A resource handle.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture1D	A pointer to the resource we are gaining access to.

OpenSharedTexture2D(nint)

Give a device access to a shared resource created on a different device.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture2D OpenSharedTexture2D(nint resourceHandle)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
nint	resourceHandle	A resource handle.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture2D	A pointer to the resource we are gaining access to.

OpenSharedTexture3D(nint)

Give a device access to a shared resource created on a different device.

Declaration

public D3D11Texture3D OpenSharedTexture3D(nint resourceHandle)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
nint	resourceHandle	A resource handle.

Returns

Type	Description
D3D11Texture3D	A pointer to the resource we are gaining access to.

Release()

Releases the managed reference to the COM D3D11 interface.

Declaration

public void Release()

SetDebugName(string)

Sets a unique name to objects in order to assist the developer during debugging.

Declaration

public void SetDebugName(string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The friendly name.

SetPrivateDataText(Guid, string)

Sets an application-defined data to the object and associates that data with a GUID.

Declaration

public void SetPrivateDataText(Guid name, string text)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Guid	name	A GUID that identifies the data.
string	text	The object's text.

ThrowDeviceRemovedReason()

Throw a device removed reason exception.

Declaration

public void ThrowDeviceRemovedReason()

ToBoolean()

Gets a boolean indicating if the handle is not null.

Declaration

public bool ToBoolean()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	A boolean

Operators

implicit operator bool(D3D11Device)

Gets a boolean indicating if the handle is not null.

Declaration

public static implicit operator bool(D3D11Device value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
D3D11Device	value	A D3D11 device.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	A boolean

Implements

IDisposable

ID3D11Releasable